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People who are deaf and cannot speak have to communicate with each other in their community or with others. As they cannot learn any language or speak any language it is through the sign language that they share their thoughts, feelings and messages with each other. Sign languages are used by people who are not deaf, in situations where they cannot talk aloud. These include the public libraries, places of religious worship, hospitals, recording studios, etc. Sign languages are unique to their own country or region. Sign […]

Sign language is something which is used as a means of communication between people who are hard of hearing or deaf and cannot speak. They use hand signals, facial expressions, gestures, etc to effectively communicate with each other or with people of other nationalities or regions. Sometimes, sign languages are also used by people who are not disabled. For example in instances where they cannot talk aloud such as in places of religious worship, in hospitals, in public libraries, in a recording studio or during hunting, people […]

A sign language is something which is used as a means of communication between people who are hard of hearing or deaf and cannot speak. They use hand signals, facial expressions, gestures, etc to effectively communicate with each other or with people of other nationalities or regions. Sometimes, people who are not disabled also use sign languages. For example in instances where they cannot talk aloud such as in places of religious worship, in hospitals, in public libraries, in a recording studio or during hunting, people resort […]

A sign language which is also known as signed language is a language which makes use of manual communication lip movements and body language to express meaning. The sign language is the one which simultaneously uses hand movements, orientation and movement of the hands, arms, body, and facial expressions to convey messages. Sign languages is the well-known way of communication for deaf communities, which can contain interpreters and friends and families of deaf people as well as people who are deaf or the people having some hearing […]

A sign language which is also known as signed language is a language which uses manual communication, body language and lip movements instead of sound to express meaning. The sign language is the one simultaneously combining hand movements, body and facial expressions to convey the speaker’s thoughts. Sign languages is the well-known way of communication for people who are deaf. Communities like this include interpreters and friends and families of deaf people as well as people who are deaf or the people having some hearing difficulties. Normally, […]

Sign language is a language of conveying meaning and getting across message with the help of body language, lip movements, hand movements, expressions in the face, etc. With practice, people converse fluently using the sign language. This was commonly developed in deaf communities which consisted of friends, interpreters, and families of deaf people, and also people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Like how the spoken language differs from region to region even this differs though people using different sign languages can communicate easier than when […]

The British Sign Language or BSL is the Sign language that is used widely by the people in the United Kingdom. This Language is preferred over other languages by a large number of deaf people in the United Kingdom. It is estimated that there are about thirty thousand to seventy thousand people who use this language. Like all the other languages, the British Sign Language makes use of lip patterns and body language instead of sound. It involves combining, simultaneously hand shapes, movement of the hands and […]

American Sign Language is a language that uses physical means of communication, such as body language and lip patterns, instead of oral sound in order to communicate. The person simultaneously uses their hands to show shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or the body, and also facial expressions to convey the message or express thoughts. American sign languages as in other sign languages is used mostly among the deaf, which can include interpreters and friends and families of deaf people as well as people who […]

Sign language can be effectively used to communicate between two people who cannot understand each other’s language. It is the main mode of communication between people who are deaf or hard of hearing and speech impaired. Over a period of time, sign language has evolved into a comprehensive language i.e. a language unto itself with all the rules and grammar found in other languages. Sign language is also not universal. It is not the same in every country and every region. It varies from place to place […]

A sign language is a complete and comprehensive language of its own. It is not just some gestures which are random and used to convey a meaning. Sign language also has a set of grammar rules to go by. This language is mainly used by people who are hearing and speech handicapped. People who are normal also sometimes use sign languages to communicate in places where they cannot talk aloud like in places of worship, when they are under water, when they are out hunting or when […]